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Financial markets think the worst is over, but 1970s style inflation may be a new threat
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- Japan’s GDP
- Eurozone economy
- Icahn vs Yahoo
- Barclays’ silence
- Parmalat warning
- ResCap’s bondholders
- Blackstone’s quarter
Japan’s GDP
While the European economy showed signs of life this week, Japan is looking altogether less perky
Eurozone economy
The eurozone: engine of the world economy. It may sound strange but it has more than a grain of truth
Icahn vs Yahoo
Carl Icahn, the activist investor, has launched a proxy fight against Yahoo. Does he also have any chance of forcing the internet group into the hands of Microsoft?
Barclays’ silence
In response to a fragile balance sheet – and its global peers scrambling for capital – the UK bank has decided to do, er, nothing
Parmalat warning
Few companies can make investment bankers wince purely at the mention of their name. Parmalat even prompts a desire to consult lawyers and compliance officers
ResCap’s bondholders
The struggling mortgage business which is part of GMAC (owned by Cerberus and General Motors) is hoping its lenders will accept a haircut
Blackstone’s quarter
Given the sensitivity of Blackstone’s numbers to credit conditions, equity markets and deal flow, it’s a wonder analysts get close to the outcome
